CWA KAA Gold Dagger
1 appearances
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Edition 34 (1988) Winner
Michael Dibdin
マイケル・ディビン
Maikeru Dibin
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1947-03-21 （Wolverhampton, Staffordshire）
- Died
- 2007-03-30 （Seattle, Washington） age 60
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English
- Residence History
- Lisburn, Northern Ireland → Perugia, Italy → Seattle, Washington, United States
Career
- Occupations
- crime fiction writer, novelist
- Active Years
- 1978-2007
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Friends' School Lisburn | — | General Education | — | 幼少期 | Northern Ireland |
| University of Sussex | School of English | English | 学士（英語） | — | United Kingdom |
| University of Alberta | — | — | 修士 | — | Canada |
Friends' School Lisburn
General Education
Period:
幼少期
Country:
Northern Ireland
Taught by James Simmons
University of Sussex
School of English
/ English
Degree:
学士（英語）
Country:
United Kingdom
BA in English
University of Alberta
Degree:
修士
Country:
Canada
Edmonton
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | Gold Dagger | Ratking | — | Crime Writers' Association | 受賞 |
Gold Dagger
1988
Work:
Ratking
Organization:
Crime Writers' Association
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Grand Prix de Littérature Policière
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (1994) Winner
Hammett Prize
1 appearances
-
Edition 17 (2007) Nominee
Works
Major Works
Ratking
1988 Crime FictionFirst Aurelio Zen novel set in Italy.
Italian societyCorruptionBlack humour
End Games
2007 Crime FictionFinal Zen novel, published posthumously.
Italian societyAnti-hero
Bibliography
- The Last Sherlock Holmes Story (1978)
- A Rich Full Death (1986)
- Ratking (1988)
- Vendetta (1990)
- The Tryst (1989)
- Cabal (1992)
- Dirty Tricks (1991)
- Dead Lagoon (1994)
- Cosi Fan Tutti (1996)
- Dark Spectre (1995)
- A Long Finish (1998)
- Blood Rain (1999)
- Thanksgiving (2000)
- And Then You Die (2002)
- Medusa (2003)
- Back to Bologna (2005)
- End Games (2007)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Black humourIronyAnti-heroic
- Recurring Motifs
- Dark side of Italian societyCorruptionBureaucracy
Health
-
Short illness2007年Led to his death
Legacy
British crime writer best known for the Aurelio Zen series, offering insights into Italian society.
In Popular Culture
- Zen series adapted into BBC TV series
Trivia
- Married three times
- Attended Quaker school
- Lived in Italy for four years